常见英语口语俚语-关于食物

原标题:常见英语口语俚语-关于食物

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在英语日常口语使用中,经常会碰到各种英语俚语使用,没有一个英语学习环境,很难理解这些英语俚语的正确含义,就如同老外学习我们中文的谚语一样。所以还是在于平时一点一滴积累,下面有一些关于食物的英语俚语:

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1.Egghead书呆子

a very studious person, intellectually gifted in the field of academics, a very intelligent person

十分用功,在某学术领域有天赋之人

I think Jane will do well in her finals. She has always been a kind of egghead from elementary school all the way through college.

我相信,简在总决赛一定会有出色的表现。从小学到大学,她一直都很努力。

2.Big cheese重要人物

an important and influential person

十分关键有影响力的人

Do you know Peter? He’s a big cheese at the company, he may help you to get a good job there.

你认识皮特么?他是公司里举足轻重的人物,也许能帮你在这谋得一份工作。

3.Couch potato沙发土豆

My uncle is a couch potato, you never see him without the remote control in his hand.

我的叔叔极为懒惰,遥控器整日不离手。

4.Tough cookie

坚定的人

There is a tough cookie on the phone, he

insists to talk to the manager, shall I put him through?

电话那边的人坚持要跟经理讲话,我能这么做吗?

5.Top banana大老板


leader, boss, the chief person in a group, the head of a project

领导、老板、小组里的核心人物、项目的关键人物

I don’t know when we’ll finish, ask Jack, he’s the top banana here.

我不知道什么时候完成,问问杰克吧,他是这里的负责人。

6.Bad apple坏家伙

troublemaker, criminal

惹麻烦的人,罪犯

He’s a real bad apple. If I were you, I wouldn’t let my daughter go out with him.

他不是什么好人。我要是你,绝不会让女儿跟这种人谈恋爱。

7.Sour grapes酸葡萄

pretending to dislike something that you can’t have

吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸

The losers say they don’t mind that they couldn’t win the cup, but I’m sure this is only sour grapes.

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8.Lemon law伪劣商品赔偿法

an American law that protects those who buy defective cars or other consumer goods

用来保护那些购买到有缺陷的汽车或其他残次消费品的

美国法律

Unfortunately, his new car had an engine defect, but he received a complete refund in accordance with the lemon law.

真不幸,他的新汽车引擎有缺陷,但是根据伪劣商品赔偿法,他将收到全额退款。

9.A bun in the oven胎儿

This expression is used when somebody is pregnant.

用来描述某人怀孕。

I have a bun the oven, the baby is due in 7 months.

我怀孕了,胎儿预计七月出生。

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